Xu Yi threw his head back and laughed. "Only now do I understand what it means to make up charges against someone and never lack for excuses. Hypotheses, nothing but hypotheses. Where's the evidence? Surely Lord Eastern Underworld isn't planning to bury Lei Mou under a pile of conjecture."
Eastern Underworld Lord sneered. "Well said. There's no evidence? Don't worry. I'll present it after I've finished laying out the possibilities. There's another incident, too. It took place on Penglai Island..."
At the mention of Penglai Island, Xu Yi's heart gave a thump. He had indeed acted rather hastily that time, when he had stood up for Zhang Bao'er. There were plenty of loose ends to seize upon. The incident had happened more than a hundred thousand li away, and he had swept away every hostile figure. He'd thought no one would pay attention, but he hadn't expected Eastern Underworld Lord to pursue the matter so doggedly that he'd dug up even what had happened a hundred thousand li away.
Eastern Underworld Lord finished recounting the events, then sneered. "I investigated. Zhang Bao'er is Zhang Fengfu's daughter. Zhang Fengfu was once a minor River Earl under the Eastern Judgment Prefecture. Before Old Demon Kongxu made a name for himself, he served as an official under Zhang Fengfu. That was how Zhang Bao'er met Old Demon Kongxu. And yet, right after Old Demon Kongxu used a game of Go as a pretext to stand up for Zhang Bao'er, you, Lei Chiyan, came along in pursuit of Old Demon Kongxu and stood up for Zhang Bao'er yourself. You even transferred the Zhang family's holdings directly into Zhang Bao'er's name and threw the former head of the Zhang family and his people into the Nether Prison, where they were put to death. Was that